"Everyday we see your heart and character, inspiring all of us to give more of ourselves," wrote the pop star, who went on to describe Obama as "the reason my daughter and nephew will grow up knowing that they can truly be anything they want to be." She signed off with "all my respect and admiration."

Beyonce has been a vocal supporter of the president and Michelle Obama for years. In 2009, she famously serenaded the couple at an inaugural ball and later lent her vocal talent (and legwarmer collection) to the first lady's "Let's Move" campaign. In September, the singer and her husband hosted an Obama fundraiser at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in New York.

HARRISBURG — The State Supreme Court has rejected Attorney General Kathleen Kane's attempt to throw out a grand jury investigation into whether she or someone in her office leaked investigative secrets to a newspaper to discredit critics.

Catasauqua police officer Scott M. Rothrock had already been stabbed once in the chest with a 13-inch butcher knife and was trying to block more thrusts as he lay on his back in a snow bank Feb. 23 in east Allentown.